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    Trout Creek Closed to Climbing

    The Trout Creek climbing area in Central Oregon – one of Oregon’s truly unique and treasured recreational resources – was closed by the Bureau of Land Management on February 1, 2012.  The Trout Creek area is located above the Deschutes River just outside of Madras,...

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    Coal Export in Oregon

    Yesterday, the Port of St. Helens approved agreements with two companies to export coal to Asia — potentially as much as 38 tons per year.  Other ports including Portland, Vancouver, Tacoma, and Kalama have all recently rejected similar bids to export coal from their facilities....

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    Debunking the Energy Independence Myth

    Happy New Year and welcome to an election year in which the truth is even harder than usual to find.  I wanted to start off the new year by debunking a tale that is commonly spun by the oil and gas industry. Whether it is...

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    Darkness, Light and Hope

    The Winter Solstice – the darkest day of the year – is my favorite holiday.  It offers the opportunity to reflect on the darkness of the past four seasons, to embrace that darkness and all it has taught us, and to let the darkness go...

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    Wild Shots is this Saturday!

    Are you ready?  Bought your tickets?  Dusted off your dancing shoes and your snazziest duds?  Saturday is our 10th Anniversary party and Wildshots benefit auction, and it’s going to be a great night!  Check out today’s Oregonian article highlighting our event. We’ll start with a silent...

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    Team Crag takes Second in Bike Commute Challenge!

    I know that most of our posts here relate to the work we’re doing in the office, but this one is about how we get to the office.  Every September, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance organizes a bike commute challenge around the state of Oregon, pitting...

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    Oregon Supreme Court Victory for Farm and Forestlands!

    Oregon’s epic battle over land use and property rights in Measure 37 and Measure 49  closed a chapter this week.  Yesterday, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its decision in Friends of Yamhill County v. Board of Commissioners of Yamhill County, finding that Yamhill County violated...

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    Our Climate. Our Future. Our Revolution.

    Watch the Video On May 5, youth in Oregon sued Governor Kitzhaber for failing to adequately protect our atmosphere from climate change.  At the same time, members of the next generation also sued the federal government, several other states, and launched lawsuits in other countries...

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    Oregon Shores: 40 Years of Protecting Oregon’s Coast

    Longtime Crag client Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition turns 40 this year, and the organization celebrated this landmark with its annual Coast Conference in Newport last Saturday.  Oregon Shores uses education, advocacy, and citizen engagement to preserve coastal ecosystems and public access.  Founded soon after the...

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    Controversy Swirls Around Proposed Adventure Park at Historic Timberline Lodge

    Dennis Chaney, our client with Friends of Mt. Hood, and I traveled up to Mt. Hood yesterday with KGW 8 Reporter Keely Chalmers and her cameraman Ken.  We visited Ski Bowl first to see the downhill mountain bike course there. Then we crossed over Highway...

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